They would ask me what actors I saw in the roles. I would tell them, and they’d say “Oh that’s interesting.” And that would be the end of it.
--Elmore Leonard, in 2000, on the extent of his input for Hollywood's adaptation of his novels

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Jill Kargman's "The Rock Star in Seat 3A"

Jill Kargman is the author of Sometimes I Feel Like A Nut, The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund, Momzillas, The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund and Arm Candy, and the co-author of Wolves in Chic Clothing and The Right Address, which were both New York Times andBook Sense bestsellers. She has written for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Interview, Town & Country, British GQ, Elle, Teen Vogue, Travel + Leisure, and style.com.

The Rock Star in Seat 3A is about a thirty year old girl who is upgraded to first class on a NY to LA flight and is seated next to her sex fantasy since she was sixteen, a music icon who's hard guitars and throaty lyrics have always haunted her.

“Compared to a novel, a film is like an economy pizza where there are no olives, no ham, no anchovies, no mushrooms, and all you’ve got is the dough.”
--Louis de Bernières, author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin